Game apparatus.



C. MORGAN.

l GAMEAPPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, 1915-- Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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Be it lnio'ivn ihm?, il, CHARLES MORGAN, a citizen of flie United States, residing at lli'i'oepoilz, in the .county ofvltepllensononcl Sfr-oto olllinois', have invenied certain new :indi useful improvements in Game Apparel ius, of vvliioli the following is o 'specicalion, reference boing had therein to the a@ componying drawing. y

My. .invention ielates to genio boards of the surface projectile typo and particularly :to those vvjliioli require skill both in'aiming :and in xegulnling the'propulsion force.

Figure l is o plan view of the preferred form of my dovioes. Fig.. 2 iso oenlai'al lon gilodinal seofaion of the some devices. Fig.. 3

1 is on enlarged pion' viow of one of the projeozile impelling devices. Figg in o. section nomad vvoy which is doivnvverslly @nel oppo.

on olio line 4%, Fig. 3, 'ns'seen from the righi, 'showing folie diivingdoyioo. 5

is o eooion on oheline 5-5, 1.

ln these gm'os, A ropresfonls o'plmo lool,-

silely inclined pension. .Y @n eithor oido of the woyii one B which nlso serve lo sireng; en, tho vvoy.' 'i

from o control ionovoi'oo dothe control rbi'ansvoi' depression l.' pie fel.' to place o, removable bottom' having f transverse ribs D projecting upwardly lo omn o serios of pockets G looming nilinloers orbizrorily assigned. lo eflilzion ivo the pockets C, l may provide other poolgoos in tile lootom of the Way A os nl; C at equal elisanoes from and on opposite sides oie-ille pooizois C.`

At lhelovver ends `of the way A and equi distano from pockets C l mount o loall pro jocting iov/ice on :i pivot E. Y This piojeci'.- ing. devine lios o ohannel F for a bolloin oiliei piojooilo G, :i handle H is formed by s, rearward eiiensiono olionoel F en a Alevelu l pivosod al; J to' an :im-n projeotin llotorally from lzliejunction of l? and Forward of l and divorging from il to guides E are guides K aijronge lo eleiioot, o downwardly rolling p1o3eoilo toward ondk into the channel l?. i

A coiled spring l2 normally holds the ler ver li in the position shown in Fig?. 3 :nifl o .'spliericolly oui'vocl bossM on the lever L is adapted to strike an exposed ball G lying in olio channel F.

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this game lboordl is as 'being in the position shown in F 1g. l, a player aims the project- The oporaion of .ing device by .swinging it on E and then portion of thopi'ojectile strikes on exposed up the Way A with the G so as to drive i6:

objeot of making (l Aroll into and remain, in

one of the pockets :is C or the high score pockes" on 'the for side of the pockets C.

Should he Aaim be' bad the player Will fail ,Y

6o hit the pocket, whilo if Voo slight or too great :in impiilse is given to G, it will roll book lo the storing point or else overrun bolli lie pockets (il and thev far side pockets down lo olie advoisarys end of ille Way A. lo will be readily soon that with my game board Whenever I:i player scores o poini'l the ball remoins in a pocket*l until it is removed While all balls which do not score oi-o' eutomaiically returned to one end of the boniol.

' lint only may the game bevaied'loy olivious modiootione of the device within the scopo oi Athe claims but rules for playing may loo changed io odd to the intereso' of those who llevo become prooienoin playing the simplex' game: lo may bo roquii'eolyoi instance, limi'. n player must make exactly. a ooi'toin. scolo in oi'flei" zio-Win on@ make the. penalty of sowing s. higher monnt the reilnotion tozero, or lie may lee Teqniro'd to ai which pocket lie is aiming, or even tliolb lie pi'ojoozilo moet first strike one of he guides B, omi; oorom into o pocket. f "i When the players have. become skilful inY sooing in the pockets C their interest may' be renewefl by osing pockets C on ilieai .side of ille loooi'cl so 'iliat the oloyei 'must overcome tho'obsiacles presento( loy lhe nonsooringj pockets C on hisside of the boordj and vthe pockets C al, the highest .polio of the way, and not. only-mal@ tlio piojootilo oli-oss olie let-ter line oit" pocke's' 1n. tlio Figlia",- fliroc-- tion but also with o minimum oi enoessioioo in ordor that line imll 'G will not i'oll onli oli' d'ie pocket iC..` .K l i What l olaim is;

' l. lo a.. device of lie clossvdosoriloocl, onv

I inclined` wey having; its lateral vvallo non verging to form a nai'roiv .central-passage ai. 'Elie lower onol of #clio Way oonibinofl with o piojeotilo inipelling device in position l receive o, boil rolling flown said Woy throug 2.111 a. device of theclass described,- an

inclined. Way having its lateral Walls co1 verging,` to 'form a narrow central passage at the lower end of the Way, a hall-'receiving trough in position to receive a ball rolling down said Way through said. passage, piv oted to swing laterally,and provided With means for limiting the rearward movement oI` said hall while leaving its rear side eX posed, and means for suddenly striking the exposed rear side et the hall.

A device having a Way downwardly and oppositely inclined from a middle point, a projectile impelling' device having a spring-pressed lever adapted for striking a. projectile, means for p'ivotally connecting said device with said Way, scoring ball 'poele ets near the highest part of said Way, and lateral downwardly converging Walls for said Way adapted to return a projectile to said impelling device.

A device having a way downwardly and oppositely inclined from a middle point, a projectile impelling device having a narrow rectilineal channel for confining the projectile laterally and provided with a spring pressed lever adapted orstrilzing a projectile, means for pivotally connecting said device with said Way, the said Way 1oeing provided with scoring call pockets near the highest part osaid Way.

5.111 a. device of the class inclined Way having its lateral Walls converging to form a narrow central passage at the lower end of the Way, a ball receiving trough in position to receive a ball rolling' `dovvn said Way through said passage p'lvoted described, an

to 'swing iaterallyend provided with a han die extending rearwardly to a'considerehle distance and alining with .said trough, and means for. suddenly striking .the rear face of a ball 'Within said trough."

(3. In apparatus ci' the class described, guideway inclined upwardly toward its die point, a projectile iinpeliing device hav ing a springpressed hand-operated ieifcr provided With a rounded projection. Jier striking, means for pivotally connecting said device with said gnideivay, a depression extending across said gnideway and a removable bottom for said depression.-

7. In a device of the class described, an inclined vWay having its lateral wallsconverging to forni a narrow central pass e at the lower end oit' the way, combi d a projectile impelling device in; po. i receive a projectile rolling down said vv ay through said passage, pivoted to swing leterally for directing the hall toward either side ol the medial line of the Way and provided with a rearward extension having an npturned end in alinenient with the direc tion of a discharged projcctile.

8. ln a game apparatus, a guideway in-y clined upwardly toward its middle point, a depression extending across said guideway, apiojectile impelling device pivoted to the guideway and having a spring pressed lever mounted on a laterally projecting.;- arm. adapted to strike an exposed projectile, end a narrowl rectilineal channel for ccnining the projectile laterally, said guidew l ing lateral upwardly divergingu walls d nted to vreturn a projectile to said impe device.

In testimony whereof ailix my signature.

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